1. Jude 5-16; Genesis 4:1-15 “The Way Of Cain”
Mistakes Of Cain
Jude 5-16; Genesis 4:1-15
“The Way Of Cain”

2. The Way Of Cain!
Cain Wanted To Worship God
The Way of Substitution Gen. 4:3 cf. Heb. 11:4; Rom. 10:17
Walked by his own opinion. Prov. 14:12; Jer. 10:23; cf. Mt. 7:21ff; Isa. 55:8-9

3. The Way of Envy and Hatred. Gen. 4:5
The Way Of Cain!
Cain Wanted To Worship God
The Way of Envy and Hatred. Gen. 4:5
Sin is progressive Tim. 3:13
Abel did his brother no wrong. 1 Jno. 3:12
Work of the flesh Gal. 5:19ff

4. The Way of Intolerance & Persecution.
The Way Of Cain!
Cain Wanted To Worship God
The Way of Intolerance & Persecution.
Nature of envy not changed.
Intolerant toward those who walk by faith Mk. 15:10; Gal. 4:16
Jno. 3:19-20 tells why!

5. The Way Of Cain! The Way of Willful Contempt For Divine Authority.
Cain Wanted To Worship God
The Way of Willful Contempt For Divine Authority.
Lied. Gen. 4:9
Denied responsibility. Cf. Gal. 6:1
Killed because Abel respected God’s Way. Cf. Mt. 7:13-14; Jno. 14:6; Lev. 10:1-2; 2 Chron. 26:16-20
“Despised dominion” Cf. Jude 8.

6. The Way Of Cain! The Way of Divine Condemnation.
Cain Wanted To Worship God
The Way of Divine Condemnation.
Given opportunity to repent. Gen. 4:7
Cursed. Gen. 4:11
We too will receive a reward according to our works. Heb. 2:1-3; Rom. 2:8-11
Lord will “execute judgment upon all.” Jude 14-15

7. The Way Of Cain! The Way of Eternal Regret. Gen. 4:13-14
Cain Wanted To Worship God
The Way of Eternal Regret Gen. 4:13-14
“Woe unto them! For they have gone in the way of Cain.” Jude 11
Judgment is forever Cf. Lk. 16:19; Mt. 25:41; Rev. 14:9-11; 21:8

8. The Way Of Cain!
Cain Wanted To Worship God
Deviated only slightly
Ended up a liar, murderer, fugitive, cursed by God and banished from His presence.

9. Mistakes Of Cain… The Way Of Cain… His name lives in infamy and shame.
The Way of Substitution.
The Way of Envy and Hatred.
The Way of Intolerance & Persecution.
The Way of Willful Contempt For Divine Authority.
The Way of Divine Condemnation.
The Way of Eternal Regret.
The Way Of Cain… His name lives in infamy and shame.